The Anglican Diocese of St Arnaud was a diocese of the Church of England in Australia (now the Anglican Church of Australia[1]), in the Mallee and Wimmera regions of north-west Victoria.[2][3] It was created in 1926 out of the Diocese of Ballarat[4] and named after the town of St Arnaud. In 1976 it was amalgamated into the Diocese of Bendigo.[5]

Diocese of St Arnaud
Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceVictoria
MetropolitanArchbishop of Melbourne
Coordinates36°36′59″S 143°15′18″E / 36.61639°S 143.25500°E / -36.61639; 143.25500
Information
DenominationAnglicanism
Established1926 (1926)
Dissolved1976 (1976)
CathedralChrist Church, St Arnaud
Parent churchChurch of England in Australia

Bishops

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Archdeacons of St Arnaud

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Incomplete list

Cathedral

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The cathedral church was Christ Church, St Arnaud, now known as Christ Church Old Cathedral.[20] The church was designed by F. M. Moore and built in 1864 in a Victorian unpainted brick Early English Gothic style.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Anglican Church of Australia (1981 - )". Find & Connect. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ The Age, 8 October 1966
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ The Times, 22 September 1926; p. 15;, Ecclesiastical News: The Church In Australia
  5. ^ "Diocese of Bendigo website". Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  6. ^ The Argus 30 September 1926.
  7. ^ Victoria Government Gazette
  8. ^ NLA website
  9. ^ "Australian Church Histories: Christ Church Anglican, St Arnaud, Victoria". Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. ^ "The Herald, 18 March 1935, p 7, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. ^ "The Age, 24 November 1938, p 10, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Morwell Advertiser, 12 January 1939, p 9, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  14. ^ "The Age, 15 May 1946, p 2, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  17. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 569.
  18. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 566.
  19. ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Victorian Heritage: Christ Church Old Cathedral St Arnaud". Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Victorian Heritage: Christ Church Old Cathedral St Arnaud". Retrieved 12 December 2020.